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Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard, ODI 2026
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The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 24 January 2026
Sri Lanka batting
1st innings, run rate 4.42
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Pathum Nissankac Will Jacks b Adil Rashid |
26 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 70.3 |
 Kamil Misharac Ben Duckett b Jamie Overton |
5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 |
 Kusal Mendis (wk)run out (Will Jacks) |
26 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 57.8 |
 Dhananjaya de Silvac Joe Root b Liam Dawson |
40 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 67.8 |
 Charith Asalanka (c)c Ben Duckett b Adil Rashid |
45 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 70.3 |
 Janith Liyanagec Adil Rashid b Jamie Overton |
12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.1 |
 Pavan Rathnayakec Liam Dawson b Will Jacks |
29 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 85.3 |
 Dunith Wellalagec Sam Curran b Joe Root |
20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 105.3 |
 Pramod Madushanst Jos Buttler b Rehan Ahmed |
8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 |
 Jeffrey Vandersaynot out |
1* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
 Asitha Fernandoc & b Joe Root |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 2, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 219 (all out, 49.3 ov) | ||||
1-16 Kamil Mishara 4.3 ov, 2-58 Pathum Nissanka 14.1 ov, 3-68 Kusal Mendis 17.1 ov, 4-148 Dhananjaya de Silva 32.4 ov, 5-151 Janith Liyanage 35.3 ov, 6-179 Charith Asalanka 41.4 ov, 7-193 Pavan Rathnayake 44.6 ov, 8-214 Pramod Madushan 48.2 ov, 9-219 Dunith Wellalage 49.2 ov, 10-219 Asitha Fernando 49.3 ov
England bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jamie Overton1 wd |
5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 |
 Sam Curran2 wd |
4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |
 Liam Dawson |
10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 |
 Will Jacks1 wd |
10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 |
 Adil Rashid1 wd |
10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 |
 Jacob Bethell |
3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
 Rehan Ahmed |
5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5.20 |
 Joe Root |
2.3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.80 |
England batting
2nd innings, run rate 4.81
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehan Ahmedb Dhananjaya de Silva |
13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 72.2 |
 Ben Duckettb Jeffrey Vandersay |
39 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 75.0 |
| Joe Rootlbw b Asitha Fernando |
75 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Jacob Bethellc Charith Asalanka b Dhananjaya de Silva |
6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
 Harry Brook (c)lbw b Jeffrey Vandersay |
42 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 |
 Jos Buttler (wk)not out |
33* | 21 | 3 | 1 | 157.1 |
| Will Jacksnot out |
8* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 1, w 6) | ||||
| Total | 223/5 (46.2 ov) | ||||
1-20 Rehan Ahmed 5.4 ov, 2-89 Ben Duckett 16.5 ov, 3-98 Jacob Bethell 19.3 ov, 4-178 Joe Root 40.3 ov, 5-189 Harry Brook 42.4 ov
Did not batSri Lanka bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando |
7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 |
| Pramod Madushan1 wd |
3.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva |
7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5.29 |
| Dunith Wellalage5 wd |
10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Charith Asalanka |
8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay |
10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Pavan Rathnayake |
1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, bat
- Start
- Sat 24 Jan, 09:00 UK
- Competition
- ODI 2026
- Next meeting
- England v Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World CupWed 13 Oct, 09:00 BST
Sri Lanka vs England Questions
When is Sri Lanka vs England?
Sri Lanka vs England starts at 09:00 UK time (14:30 in India) on Saturday 24 January 2026, at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, part of ODI 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Sri Lanka vs England head to head?
England lead the Sri Lanka vs England head to head at 8-5 from 14 ODI meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 29 October 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium, was won by England.
What is Sri Lanka's recent form?
Sri Lanka have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first L L W W L; most recently they lost to Pakistan on 31 Oct, 325/8 to 331/7.
What is England's recent form?
England have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first W L L L W; most recently they beat Sri Lanka on 29 Oct, 386/5 to 331.
What is a good score at R.Premadasa Stadium?
A good first-innings score at R.Premadasa Stadium is around 259, the average over its last 30 ODI matches, and the side batting first has won 72% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.